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Indiana State Road 17

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State Road 17 marker
State Road 17
Map
SR 17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length50.705 mi[1] (81.602 km)
Existed1932[2]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 25 at Logansport
North end US 30 at Plymouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesCass, Fulton, Marshall
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 16 SR 18

State Road 17 is a north–south road in Northern Indiana. Its southern terminus is at State Road 25 in Logansport. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 in Plymouth.

Route description

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SR 17 southern terminus is in Logansport at eastbound SR 25 (East Market Street). One block north SR 17 meets the westbound SR 25 (East Broadway). After SR 25, SR 17 heads north-northwest out of Logansport. After Logansport SR 17 heads due north toward a T-intersection with State Road 114. Where SR 17 turns west, with SR 114 heading east. After SR 114, SR 17 has five 90 degrees curves, then SR 17 heads due north. SR 17 heads north until Kewanna. North of Kewanna SR 17 heads north toward Culver. After Culver SR 17 heads north and then east toward Plymouth. SR 17 enters Plymouth on the southwest side of town and heads toward downtown. North of downtown Plymouth SR 17 heads north towards its northern terminus at US 30.[3]

History

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Between 1917 and 1926, SR 17 was a route from Ligonier to the Ohio State Line, east of Butler, this route is the same as U.S. Route 6 takes today. At this time the route that SR 17 takes today was unsigned.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CassLogansport0.0000.000 SR 25Southern terminus of SR 17
7.92912.760 SR 16 – Twelve Mile, Lucerne
FultonWayne Township14.40323.179
SR 114 east – Fulton
Western end of SR 114
Union Township23.13437.231 SR 14 – Winamac, Rochester
FultonMarshall
county line
AubbeenaubbeeUnion
township line
31.27550.332
SR 110 east – Warsaw
Western terminus of SR 110
MarshallUnion Township35.06056.424
SR 10 west – North Judson
Western end of SR 10 concurrency
36.03457.991
SR 10 east – Argos
Lake Shore Drive – Culver
Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency
West Township40.34364.926
SR 8 west – Knox, Kouts
Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 8
Plymouth49.42679.543 Lincoln Highway (Jefferson Street)
50.613–
50.705
81.454–
81.602
US 30 – Valparaiso, Fort WayneNorthern terminus of SR 17
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Work Starts on County Roads". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. April 15, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "overview map of SR 17" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-21.


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